Laura Tyson: Dire social and economic consequences for women after US Supreme Court ruling

America is turning into a country where a small group of religious conservatives will dictate the lives of the majority who do not share their beliefs, writes Laura Tyson

Demonstrators walk to the Odessa City Hall during a march in support of reproductive rights, last Saturday in Texas. Photo: Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP

The US Supreme Court’s elimination of the right to abortion is a devastating setback for American women. Never in its history has the court rescinded an individual right. 

For those of us who have fought for women’s social and economic equality throughout our entire professional lives, the ruling is personal. I was 25 when Roe v Wade established a constitutional right to abortion.